Mac-less existence.
Apple’s MacBook seems to be going through some teething problems. Users have reported palmrest discolouration issues, random shutdowns, and Airport-related kernel panics. The MacBook I’ve had for a month and a half has been afflicted with all three. It’s only randomly shut down once, luckily. The discoloration isn’t all that bad. But the kernel panics… I have to have Airport turned off at work, otherwise it’ll crash within the hour. Any other wireless network works just fine.
But strike four started up a few days ago. The backlight flickers. It’s as if someone’s dancing on the brightness up/down keys. Really quite annoying.
So I called AppleCare yesterday and, after being on hold for about an hour, found that they’re going to have me send it in for repair. Alas, I’ll be suffering a Mac-less existence in a week.
That’s like losing an arm.